BEIJING – A North Korean top diplomat arrived in Beijing from Pyongyang on Tuesday morning, Kyodo News confirmed, with state-run media saying he is scheduled to visit Laos.
Upon arrival at a VIP section of Beijing’s international airport, Ri Su Yong, a vice chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, climbed into a car provided by the Chinese Communist Party while concealing his face.
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